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Pitcher Perfect
By: Tessa Bailey
Publisher: Avon and Harper Voyager
Pub Date: 9/9/25
This is the 4th installment in the Big Shots series and was hands down my favorite so far.
Robbie Corrigan plays hockey with the rest of the guys on the Boston Bearcats. He meets Skylar, a D1 pitcher when her brother drags her out to pitch at a pick up game. He’s instantly attracted to her. When they meet up after the game Robbie somehow gets roped into a week with her family and teaching her how to hook a man.
The relationship that develops between these characters is spot on. Not only does Robbie bring Skylar out of her shell but Skylar somehow gets Robbie to grow up.
This one is definitely a must read!
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One thing about me if Ms. Tessa Bailey writes it I’m gonna read it 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

This one did not disappoint! The banter was amazing. I was giggling, kicking my feet, and twirling my hair reading this one. Robbie and Skylar 😍😍 fake dating, black cat x golden retriever dynamic, hockey AND softball. Strong FMC, solid plot and great character development. I had so much fun reading this book and I can’t wait to buy it on September 9th!!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Rocket and Redbeard! It is hard to say how much I loved this book. Robbie falls for Skylar right away because she is different from any other woman he knows. He can't pull his usual stunts with her, and she makes him look at his behavior differently. He has to grow up, but because this is a romcom, he is going to do it while helping her get another guy's attention while participating in a crazy family competition. Bring it.
Skylar is a very relatable character. She is very confident in certain spaces but insecure in others. Robbie loves her confidence but supports her when she feels weak. She appreciates that but is afraid to trust it. She has never had that before. Falling for Robbie is scary, but Skylar works hard to be honest with herself about her feelings and struggles.

I think I found my new favorite Bailey Book

This is by far the best book in this series. I absolutely LOVED these two characters and their story. I’m a SUCKER for fake dating and Tessa really hit it out of the park on this one (pun intended).

Skylar and Robbie are made for each other. Skylar to keep Robbie ground and Robbie to teach Skylar that letting her heads hit the clouds isn’t always a bad thing.

I cannot get enough of these two and HIGHLY recommend this next Bailey Book to get you through your sports season!

if you’ve been on my account for any stretch of time, you’ll know that @tessabaileyisanauthor is one of my favorite authors, easily top three and i may say this about all of them but Pitcher Perfect is truly my favorite of the series. my heart hurts after finishing and i fear ill never recover

my standard is simply men written by Tessa Bailey and Robbie is no exception. the way he truly sees Skylar is just beautiful. he always knows exactly what she needs and the pining… the nickname… be still my heart. i loved the premise of the family wilderness competition and it set the stage for so many beautiful moments between Robbie, Skylar, and her family.

now in true form, Robbie is sin on legs. the spice is 🤭, i spent half the book swooning but what i loved most about this one was seeing Skylar’s confidence grow. i about threw the book when we hit the third act breakup but it was so necessary for these characters. now buckle up folks because the set up for the next book left me giggling and kicking my feet

having been gifted both an arc and finished copy from @avonbooks @harpercollins will probably outrank my wedding day in the highlights of my life. i can never thank them enough for this opportunity. do yourself a favor and pick this one up

I liked this one better than the prior two books in the series. But we’ve gotten so far from the first book that there is no longer a mention of Wells and Josephine. This book was spicy but also had some of the best character development in this series so far. A great ending and epilogue too.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC.

Pitcher Perfect had a bit of a rocky start for me. The POV kept switching between Skylar Paige and Robbie Corrigan, and at first I was honestly confused about whose head I was supposed to be in. By around chapter four it started to click, and once I got into the rhythm of it, the story became much easier to follow and more enjoyable.

Skylar does not like Robbie in the beginning at all. He comes across as your typical cocky hockey player, bragging about hookups and giving off every reason to avoid him. But when her best friend can’t make it to her family’s yearly adventure competition, Skylar asks Robbie to step in as her fake boyfriend and teammate. And her main goal? To make her longtime crush Madden jealous. We all know how that usually turns out.

What I loved was how the competition pushed them closer. Their banter turned into late-night conversations, and slowly Skylar stopped focusing on Madden altogether. Robbie really grew on me too. The way he defended Skylar when her family was being harsh was such a standout moment, and I adored how protective he was without being overbearing. It made their connection feel so genuine.

If I had one complaint, it’s that the ending felt rushed. That being said, the epilogue tied everything together in a really sweet way and left me with a smile on my face when I finished.

Pitcher Perfect, is the fourth installment in the series. Here we meet Robbie, a rookie NHL player who’s fully embracing the bachelor lifestyle. Until he meets Skylar, a softball pitcher who isn’t impressed by his charm or flirtatious ways. She has eyes for her brother's best friend, Madden. Robbie knowing this, proposes to fake date to get Madden's attention. She agrees to fake date Robbie, only if he gives her lessons.. In the bedroom..

I enjoyed my time with this book. I know it's advertised as an enemies to lovers.
I would say this is a soft enemies to lovers and insta love. Some people love/hate the trope...I'm indifferent. The enemy's part felt too light. I wanted more rivalry, clashes, and witty fighting to build up the tension. But, I did love their comedic banter and nicknames for one another. Which gave them a charming and lovable dynamic. Also love the sneak peak into what's to come for the next book.... I'm excited!! Overall the book was a sweet, fun and enjoyable read.

I want to thank Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the eARC. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This book is the DEFINITION of kicking your feet giddy!!!!!

I did not want this one to end. The way I was smiling like a fool and cracking up the whole way through. We get it all: sports romance, fake dating, enemies to lovers, one bed, forced proximity - all in a story that makes you hang on every word and fall in love with the characters. I would trust Tessa Bailey with my LIIIIFFFEE!

Boston is one of my all time favorite cities and it truly came to life in this book.

Something I love about Tessa's books is how I completely am not a sports girl at ALLLLL and yet while reading her books I become so enthusiastic about the characters sports!

I also did not realize this is book 4 of the Big Shots series and it didn’t impact my experience! I read book 1 but have not read books 2 and 3, and I still will be inhaling them because her books are truly chicken soup for the soul.

"Here's a lesson for you, Rocket. A guy doesn't choose to spend a week with a girl's deranged family unless he's into her. Like, really fucking into her. Maybe I lied to myself about doing this for noble reasons-and yeah, fine, that was part of it. I wanted to show you and myself I'm not a tool. But at the heart of it, Skylar, I wanted so badly to be with you. I was afraid of not seeing you again. And now? Now, I'm petrified of that. I couldn't actually do it."

I thinkk this might just be my favorite Tessa Bailey romance?! I just adored Robbie with my whole heart and soul and Skylar I just want to be her bestie I can stand up and defend (like come on now Eve, you get her family talk her down like that for YEAR at those games?! I think not). 

I loved the premise of the the play-boy hockey rookie falling for the softball/ baseball girl that could care less about him and gives him shit upon first encounter (we love a quality level of sass from our FMC in this reading account). The family games aspect was so fun and the "teach me" moments ramped up the spice. I liked this book so much that I left my buddy reading group in the dust by 

"I didn't expect Skylar. She's clever, funny, driven, cool, and…. God, she's fucking beautiful." Had his stomach gotten stuck in his windpipe? "I'm here for her. No other reason. She's reason enough."

💙Fake Relationship 
🏒Pro-Hockey MMC x College Softball FMC Player 
❤️Black Cat x Golden Retriever

The cross over for the other three books isn't super crazy either that you could probably read as a standalone - but I really liked Fangirl Down nd Dream Girl Drama soooo give them a chance too! 


Final Rating: 4.75⭐, 3🌶️

Side note, Tessa did an amazing job teasing Eve and Madden's storyline! I realized their story was next before we got to that point in the book so I was a bit bummed with the spoiler of it but also duh of course Skylar was gonna fall for Robbie and Madden needed a new purpose. 

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

This may be my favorite Tessa Bailey booked I've read. Robbie the reformed playboy was perfect the athletic Skylar. I loved their dynamic throughout the entire book.

Thank you to Avon & Harper Voyager and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a 3rd person, dual POV, hockey romance with the following tropes: fake dating, one bedroom, love triangle (sort of), reformed playboy, and found family.

If you like a light and smutty contemporary romance, then this is the book for you. Our main characters, Robbie and Skylar, are both competitive people with a soul-deep need to be seen and understood. There was a lot of cute banter in this book as well as deeper themes around having our needs met by the people in our lives and being seen for who we really are.

This was overall a fun read! I've read Fangirl Down, but now I am looking forward to reading the other 2 books about Sig and Burgess.

4.25 ⭐️ || 4 🌶️
Tessa Bailey, our chaotic spice queen, has done it again. I've been enjoying the Big Shots series and particularly loved Skylar and Robbie's book! I didn't see how Corrigan (aka offensive sweatshirt wearer and whip cream connoisseur) could have gotten an entire love story of his own, but I appreciated the growth of both main characters along their journey of fake dating, insane family competitions, and learning the spark was between the two of them all along.

Who would have thought a softball x hockey sports romance would have been a grand slam?

A HUGE thank you to Net Galley, Avon and Harper Voyager for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Tropes: fake dating, forced proximity, opposites attract, sports romance, rivals to lovers

I keep expecting Tessa Bailey to disappoint me, and I don’t know why. Today she got me to fall in love with a himbo who was previously known in other books for wearing an Orgasm Donor sweatshirt.

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Big Shots character series. Book 4.

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book ARC on Kindle.

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Sports romance

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Opposites attract, himbo MMC, hockey, softball, fake dating, intimacy lessons, other man drama.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Skylar and Robbie first meet at an impromptu pickup softball game. But when she shows her ultra competitive side, Robbie immediately fans head over heels. Now he’s fake dating her, helping her to learn to flirt to impress another guy, all at the expense of his own heart.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: I’m ashamed to say I’ve had this ARC since the spring. And I put off reading it because I wasn’t sure I’d love it. Because I’m kind of dumb, apparently.

By now I should know that Tessa Bailey has the power to make me fall in love with unconventional main characters. Robbie Corrigan is that guy - he’s an air head, and on the surface simplistic… but Tessa Bailey made him literally irresistable.

Skylar held her own, too. I love an organized, opinionated, fierce queen. And I love that Robbie got her to be vulnerable.

As always… great plot, solid spice, absolutely unhinged dirty talk. I cried as Robbie cried into his lasagna. It was perfect.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3.5/5 🌶🌶🌶

𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.

Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey was a lighthearted and flirty read with Bailey’s signature charm woven throughout. The banter was fun, the chemistry between the characters was undeniable, and the baseball backdrop added a unique touch that made the romance stand out.
That being said, while I enjoyed the playful dynamic, I found some pacing issues and moments that felt a little rushed, leaving me wanting more depth in certain areas. Still, it delivered on the laughs, spice, and swoony moments that Tessa Bailey fans know and love.
Overall, this was a fun and entertaining romance—perfect for readers looking for something easy to devour in a single sitting!
Thank you to Tessa Bailey and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Honestly, this could have been a 5-star book. It was so close! Up until about 75%, it was. I absolutely adored Skylar, and especially Robbie, who just turned into a loyal little puppy around Skylar. But it got to a point where they were a bit... reckless. With their relationship and their lovemaking! That made me a bit uncomfortable. Oh, and the epilogue was super cheesy!

So I guess Au Pair Affair remains in my top spot for the series, but Pitcher Perfect is now a close second.

Loved, loved, loved this sweet sports romance. My new favorite Tessa Bailey book and perfect for anyone looking for a fun, flirty read.

My only issue with this story was the timeline seemed rather short for complete strangers to fall in love. Also, the Redbeard nickname did not work for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC.

Tessa Bailey knocked this one out of the park! HOMERUN FOR TESSA BAILEY! Specifically, Fenway Park because it's Boston babe. The main characters were so different than the other installments because they were about hockey and golf. The side characters did not feel overwhelming to me. The romance was so believable, likable, and well-developed as was the pacing and plotting. I adore the preview of previous characters. The pacing was easy to read and relatable. The plot kept thickening and made me want a hot dog or popcorn just like you're watching a game in real life.

Perfect if you like:
Sports Romance (but you don't have to read the series to love it)
Boston Babe!
Fake dating
Enemies to lovers
So many sports
Forced Proximity

I know there will be more from this author, and I am intrigued to what she writes next but already hints but no spoilers but Yankees?! Thank you so much to the author, Tessa Bailey the publisher Avon/Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for this arc! You can send me the next ARC ASAP!

Tessa Bailey knocks it out of the park (pun intended) with Pitcher Perfect, the fourth installment in her Big Shots series. This sports romance is far more than the playful cover suggests—it’s spicy, swoony, and bursting with heart. Robbie, the cocky rookie NHL player with golden retriever energy, meets his match in Skylar, a perfectionist collegiate softball pitcher. What starts as a fake-dating scheme at a family wilderness competition quickly turns into lessons in love, growth, and vulnerability.

Bailey blends laugh-out-loud banter with emotional depth, delivering a story that balances spice with genuine character development. Robbie’s transformation from reformed playboy to devoted partner is irresistible, while Skylar’s strength and insecurities make her easy to root for. Their chemistry? Off the charts.

If you love fake dating, “he falls first,” competitive sports banter, or just a good old-fashioned golden retriever hero who gives it all for his girl, this book will leave you grinning. Despite a slightly bumpy third act, the payoff is worth it—especially the charming epilogue.

4⭐️- I Love It

What to Expect
    •    Fake dating & forced proximity
    •    Enemies to lovers
    •    Golden retriever MMC × competitive softball FMC
    •    “Teach me” trope
    •    Spicy lessons & only-one-bed tension

Release Date: September 9, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley, author Tessa Bailey and Avon and Harper Voyager for this electronic ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review and feedback. All thoughts opinions expressed are my own

Tessa Bailey rom coms are the perfect quick, fun, hilarious reads and this one is my new favorite of hers. Her MMCs are always total simps and I love it. Robbie is absolutely gone for Skylar from the jump and it’s nice to just read a story where they’re totally obsessed with each other and not ashamed of it. I loved this story in particular because of the family competition. It was funny, ridiculous, and something I could see my own family doing. It made the book fast paced and interesting while also lighthearted and low-stakes. If you love sports romances, fake dating, trying to make someone jealous, flirty banter, dating practice, family dynamics, competitive characters, reformed play-boys, or cute nicknames you’ll enjoy this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishing for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.